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The network kept limping along, however. Its only major grab was ''[[WWE]] [[WWE Smackdown|Friday Night SmackDown!]]'', the rest of its lineup consisting of [[Reality Show|reality shows]], stage magic (new episodes of ''Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'' were among the network's better shows), and ''Under One Roof'' (a short-lived [[Sitcom]] starring [[Public Enemy|Flavor Flav]], which was infamous for shooting in Toronto while the [[TV Strikes|2008 writer's strike]] went on). In September 2009, MyNetworkTV officially stopped pretending and became a two-hour [[Syndication|syndicated]] programming block, similar in concept to the short-lived [[PTEN]]. It discontinued all original non-syndicated programming that wasn't ''SmackDown!'' and replaced it with syndicated [[Game Show|game shows]], Thursday-night movies, and reruns of ''[[The Unit]]'' and ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]''. One of its original shows, ''Jail'', got picked up by [[Spike TV]].
The network kept limping along, however. Its only major grab was ''[[WWE]] [[WWE Smackdown|Friday Night SmackDown!]]'', the rest of its lineup consisting of [[Reality Show|reality shows]], stage magic (new episodes of ''Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'' were among the network's better shows), and ''Under One Roof'' (a short-lived [[Sitcom]] starring [[Public Enemy|Flavor Flav]], which was infamous for shooting in Toronto while the [[TV Strikes|2008 writer's strike]] went on). In September 2009, MyNetworkTV officially stopped pretending and became a two-hour [[Syndication|syndicated]] programming block, similar in concept to the short-lived [[PTEN]]. It discontinued all original non-syndicated programming that wasn't ''SmackDown!'' and replaced it with syndicated [[Game Show|game shows]], Thursday-night movies, and reruns of ''[[The Unit]]'' and ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]''. One of its original shows, ''Jail'', got picked up by [[Spike TV]].


In October 2010, ''SmackDown!'' moved to [[Sci Fi Channel|Syfy]] and MNTV became the [[Old Shame]] of FOX and the network's affiliates, airing repeats of game shows already in syndication (usually in very low-rated timeslots) and other dramas such as ''[[Burn Notice]]'', ''[[Monk]]'', and ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', which act as [[Filler]] for independent stations scared of programming primetime. In 2011, even those pseudo-original games were ousted due to them not doing well at all in syndication, with ''[[Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' rerun nights being added to fill out all five nights.
In October 2010, ''SmackDown!'' moved to [[Syfy]] and MNTV became the [[Old Shame]] of FOX and the network's affiliates, airing repeats of game shows already in syndication (usually in very low-rated timeslots) and other dramas such as ''[[Burn Notice]]'', ''[[Monk]]'', and ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', which act as [[Filler]] for independent stations scared of programming primetime. In 2011, even those pseudo-original games were ousted due to them not doing well at all in syndication, with ''[[Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' rerun nights being added to fill out all five nights.


Many of the network's higher-rated stations have begun to shun MNTV and drop all mentions of it, airing the programming in post-Midnight [[Friday Night Death Slot|death slots]] and instead carrying local programming (such as high school and major-league sports) and news in primetime, as they feel comfortable enough to compete without FOX's lack of help to them. However, most of the smaller markets do appreciate MNTV for what it is: a service offering reruns that attract a constant audience who are quite happy to tune in. It helps keeps the stations' lights on in primetime, because the other option's going back to airing movies...which may have worked in the 1990s when [[Netflix]] and Redbox didn't exist, but is now a textbook example of lazy programming. The network will continue at least until the 2014 season, though hopefully it might find a way to get a couple of original programs in here and there by then (and, if so, do well enough to avoid death).
Many of the network's higher-rated stations have begun to shun MNTV and drop all mentions of it, airing the programming in post-Midnight [[Friday Night Death Slot|death slots]] and instead carrying local programming (such as high school and major-league sports) and news in primetime, as they feel comfortable enough to compete without FOX's lack of help to them. However, most of the smaller markets do appreciate MNTV for what it is: a service offering reruns that attract a constant audience who are quite happy to tune in. It helps keeps the stations' lights on in primetime, because the other option's going back to airing movies...which may have worked in the 1990s when [[Netflix]] and Redbox didn't exist, but is now a textbook example of lazy programming. The network will continue at least until the 2014 season, though hopefully it might find a way to get a couple of original programs in here and there by then (and, if so, do well enough to avoid death).
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